Cold War: How Nice Must We Be to Nikita?

The U.S. and Britain are often accused, particularly in Bonn, of "running after
Khrushchev." For a while last week it looked more as if Khrushchev were
running after the West.

The Russian press duly blasted Kennedy's announcement that the U.S. will
resume nuclear tests in the atmosphere (see THE NATION), and there were
some local harassments in Berlin. But after a secret conference with
East Germany's Walter Ulbricht, a Khrushchev communiqué omitted the
standard polemics, contained only a mild mention of Berlin and West
Germany as topics on the agenda. Meanwhile, Khrushchev kept...